Archive for the ‘Vultures’ Category

• Himalayan Griffon Vulture

  Jun 22 | Griffons, Vultures | Little Stint | 881 Views | with No Comments

  Himalayan Griffon Vulture – Gyps himalayensis – is one of the largest Old World vultures and is native to the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau. It is in the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes...

• Vultures+

  Jun 22 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1021 Views | with No Comments

  Vultures – Natures Rubbish Collectors who never Go On Strike, are part of the Family – Accipitridae  and the Order – Accipitriformes. they also include the Griffons, which previously were called Griffon...

• Lappet-faced Vulture

  Jun 20 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1006 Views | with No Comments

  Lappet-faced vulture – Torgos tracheliotos – is a very large vulture of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is sporadically distributed over much of none heavily...

• Cinereous Vulture

  Jun 20 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1031 Views | with No Comments

  Cinereous Vulture – Aegypius monachus – is a very large raptor of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type diurnal-raptor. It is found widely dispersed over the mountainous regions of Eurasia,...

• Egyptian Vulture

  Jun 20 | Vultures | Little Stint | 1066 Views | with No Comments

  Egyptian vulture – Neophron percnopterus, is a small vulture of Type – diurnal-raptor, the Family Accipitridae, and the Order Accipitriformes. It is a summer breeder across SW Europe and the Maghreb, and also from SE...

• White-rumped Vulture

  Jan 8 | Vultures | Little Stint | 2548 Views | with No Comments

  White-rumped vulture – Gyps bengalensis – is a medium sized vulture of the Family Accipitridae, the Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor. It is native to the Oriental Region, but in the AWB...

• Eurasian Griffon Vulture

  Jan 8 | Griffons, Vultures | Little Stint | 2321 Views | with No Comments

  Eurasian Griffon Vulture – Gyps fulvus is a large vulture of the Family Accipitridae, Order Accipitriformes and is of Type – diurnal-raptor – It’s range is a complicated patchwork of resident and migratory...